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In which region of the Russian domain would you find reindeer, Siberian tigers, and leopards?
The Russian Far East
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Which body of water in the Russian Domain is one of the world's largest deep-water lakes?
Lake Baikal
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What kind of pollution has damaged Russia's Lake Baikal?
Pollution from pulp and paper facilities
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What body of water lies to the north of the Russian domain?
Barents Sea
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Which region of the Russian domain is prone to major earthquakes?
Caucasus Mountains
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In which region of the Russian domain is permafrost a problem?
Siberia
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Why is the city of Chernobyl well-known?
Site of the world's worst nuclear accident
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What is the dominant climate type in the Russian domain?
continental
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What is the approximate population of the Russian domain?
200 million
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Which country of the Russian Domain has the smallest population in the region?
Armenia
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It is estimated that by 2050, the Russian population could decrease by __________ million people.
45
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What has been the pattern of population growth in the Russian Domain since the demise of the U.S.S.R.?
persistently declining
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The highest population densities in Russian domain are found in which part of the region?
westernmost part
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What city is Russia's largest metropolitan area, as measured by population?
Moscow
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What was the capital of Russia until 1917?
St. Petersburg
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Which city dominates the European Core of the Russian Domain?
Moscow
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What is the shape of the land-use zones in the Russian
Domain?
circular
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What was the policy of the former Soviet Union (USSR)
regarding religion within its borders?
severely discourage and even persecuted religious practice
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What is the situation with respect to religion in the Russian Domain since the end of the Soviet Era?
religious revival
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In the Russian Domain, what non-Christian religion has the greatest number of believers?
Islam
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Which two countries were the primary rivals in the Cold War?
U.S. and Soviet Union
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What is the primary destination for Russian petroleum products?
Western Europe
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Which characteristics define the region of Central Asia?
The historical unity of the region, the similarity of the environment, and the recent re-entry of the region into global politics
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Where is oil pollution worst in Central Asia?
Caspian Sea
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People of which country of Central Asia are noted for their traditional economy based on transhumance?
Kyrgyzstan
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What is the livelihood of pastoralists?
raising livestock
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In Central Asia, many of the more favorable areas are populated by what group of people?
nomadic pastoralists
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In which country of Central Asian is the Gobi Desert found?
Mongolia
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Which of the following countries of Central Asia lies farthest north?
Kazakhstan
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Which of the following countries of Central Asia lies farthest south?
Afghanistan
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What description does NOT apply to Central Asia?
densely populated
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Which country of Central Asia has the highest population density?
Azerbaijan
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Where do most Central Asian people live?
near the intersections of mountains and plains
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Where are the larger cities of Central Asia located?
near the region's periphery or in major river valleys
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What was the most common foreign language of the countries of Central Asia in the 1970s?
Russian
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Followers of which religion in Central Asia suffered brutal persecution when China invaded Tibet?
Lamaist Buddhist
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What is the name of the ultra orthodox Islamic group that was in power in Afghanistan until the United States military intervened in fall of 2001?
Taliban
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The Dalai Lama is…
the religious and political leader of Tibet
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From which country in Central Asia has Osama bin Laden
and al-Qaeda operated?
Afghanistan
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What group founded the Taliban?
young muslim religious students in Afghanistan
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What was Pakistan’s response after the September 11th attack on the U.S.?
joined the anti-Taliban coalition and supplied the US with info
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How many new countries appeared in Central Asia as a result of the breakup of the Soviet Union?
6
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Since 1999, which Central Asian country has been the world's largest producer of opium?
Afghanistan
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Afghanistan earns most of its foreign currency by selling what?
drugs/narcotics
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In which country of Central Asia do people have the shortest life expectance?
Afghanistan
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Which country of Central Asia had the lowest female labor force participation in 1999
Afghanistan
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In which country of Central Asia is the status of women lowest?
Afghanistan
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Of all the Central Asian countries, which one has the worst overall composite record of social indicators?
Afghanistan
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How does China generate most of its electricity?
burning coal
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What single factor is most responsible for the severity of environmental problems in East Asia?
large population of the region
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What country in East Asia has resorted to "pollution exporting" as one means to improve its environment?
Japan
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What is an anthropogenic landscape?
One that has been heavily transformed by human activities
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What is the major crop grown in Japan?
rice
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What is loess?
fine, wind-blown glacially deposited material. Fertile, but vulnerable to erosion
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What is the most mountainous region of China?
south
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How many major islands make up Japan?
4
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Which country has the highest population in both East Asia and the world?
China
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As of 2006, what was the approximate population of Japan?
127 million
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Which country of East Asia has the lowest percentage of its population living in urban areas?
China
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What writing system forms the basis for the writing throughout East Asia?
ideographs
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According to most linguists, what other language is related to Japanese?
none
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Which East Asian country is the second-largest economic power in the world?
Japan
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The "Great Leap Forward" has a serious impact, what was it?
led to a major famine as the government melted down all the peasants farm tools
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Which part of China has benefited most from China's economic transformation?
coastal
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